关于春节收红包的作文英语(最新20篇)

New Year Party

On New Years Eve, our class had a party. The atmosphere was good. It was out of the ordinary from the very begining. The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance. We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap. Then with three resounding crow of a cock echoing in the hall, the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.

Then, the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation. He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all born in the year of the chicken. They left us all in confusion. And it was our monitor who was quickwitted. He shouted our, "The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn."

The hall After that, they had another item. This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle. While he was standing there, the other three stood around him, each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees. It was an idiom. This time I got it right:"The dog stands out among a group of chickens."

Slap, slap.... "the new year, everybody wears new clothes, rush to their hometown, firecrackers, eat family reunion dinner.

In the evening, when we had a reunion dinner and went outside to play the whip, my cousin came over and said, "when we play cards, we sneak up to the roof to explore. I hesitated for a moment, because I had one time in the daytime on the roof to see what it was, and I was scared to sleep in the pants, and even more at night. Then the cousin said to me quietly, "we go up to scare the new moon, we go to the end, and then we call the ghost and run down."

Crescent is my sister, only 7 years old is especially timid. Since she answers, I cant be worse than her.

In a dark and stormy night, we hold the torch, walking slowly, I do not know how to engage the cloth heart has been thinking about some demons and ghosts and horrible things do not forget. Suddenly, a flashlight is my cousin off the moon, shouting: "ghosts, ghosts," my heart has blown up again, my cousin opened the torch to look, the original is a clothes hanger, I say: "dont be surprised a fried is good, I almost had a heart attack," we laughed, forget the terrible thing, fast in the end, next to the things is a terrorist, I prepared to flee. "The ghost" run down quickly and I heard the password after the new moon cry, a sound to her mother cried, I do not know what to do, he must enter "Military".

It was an interesting thing that made me unforgettable.

[我的春节小学生英语作文

The Spring Festival， Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us。 All family members get together on New YearEve to have a big meal。At the same time， everyone celebrates to each other。At about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers。The whole sky is lighted brightly。 We may watch the fireworks excitedly。How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year， many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door。 Some houses windows are sticked on red paper cutlings。

The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days。 So during the fifteen days， we always visit our relatives from door to door。 At that time， children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents， uncles， aunts and so on。 The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival。 It names the Lantern Festival。

So the Chinese New Year es to the end。

The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people.In the past,people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food.They could only eat these during the Spring festival.So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon.Now,although people‘s life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday.People still like the festival.Because most people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family.In the evenings,we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.

I like the Spring Festival very much.How wonderful the Spring Festival is!

春节是中国人民非常重要。在过去,人们不可能经常有肉,大米或其他美味的食物。在春节期间他们只能吃这些。所以每一年他们希望春节很快就会来的。现在,虽然人们的生活要好得多,我们可以每天吃美味的食物。人们仍然喜欢这个节日。因为大多数人可以有很长的假期,我们可以去旅行或访问我们的朋友和我们家有聚会。在晚上,我们可以有一顿大餐在餐馆或呆在家里和我的家人看电视节目。

我非常喜欢春节。春节是多么美妙!

Hang up red lanterns, happy song sings, with the crackling sound of firecrackers, the Spring Festival party. Below, lets go to a small case of the waste of the Spring Festival. Let SGO!

The Spring Festival: a waste of reciprocity

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in our country. It is a happy day for family reunion. Most people visit relatives and give gifts to each other. Trinidad send goose, courtesy light weight friendship." It has already been regarded as a custom for many people to send gifts for the Spring Festival. Among the people I am investigating, most people actually spend a lot of money to buy gifts. In fact, we dont have to spend lots of money to buy so many gifts, in fact, as long as the greetings, relatives and friends also met the joys of.

The waste phenomenon of the Spring Festival two: travel out

In the new year, many people like to take their family together to travel, and the cost is quite high, with the convenience of a few million yuan. Some of them go abroad, some go to pray, go to...... The highway is the "car mountain car sea", in common words, one word - blocking! Take the Buddha, the Buddha is straight up the number of 2016. So, I ask you: is it necessary? After the Spring Festival, the best thing is to accompany their parents and children to go shopping street and accompany them. It is not necessary to go to such a distant place.

The waste of the Spring Festival three: set off firecrackers

Crackling crackling......" When it comes to the Spring Festival, firecrackers can be said to be an essential activity for people. But its a waste, too. The smell of smoke produced after the firecrackers will affect peoples health, and the explosion of firecrackers will frighten children and the elderly. The ear injury is beyond doubt -- tinnitus, hearing loss and so on. It will also pollute the environment and cause fires. Also, some people spend lots of money to buy many firecrackers, most will listen to the sound, see the beauty of it, is not how happy, we can choose the new year a more interesting way, do not have to put the choice of firecrackers to celebrate the new year, if it is to set off firecrackers, must go to the specified place a small amount of fireworks.

The waste of the Spring Festival is four:...

Everyone singing and laughing, the scene is beautiful now singing, now dancing! Let us reduce the waste of the Spring Festival, happy happy year, red and red fire in an auspicious year!

Today is sunny， grandpa put the bacon on the balcony to bask in。 My grandpa asked： "why put the bacon in the balcony bask in？" Grandpa said， "because today is Chinese New Year！" To the New Year！ I almost cry out。 "I like the Spring Festival！" I am too agitated ecstasy， Shouting。

I got up early in the morning， to have a meal， because today is the Spring Festival。 After dinner， grandpa， dad and I stick red spring couplets on the door， Spring Festival couplets thriving is really happy。 Then， grandma， aunt， uncle， etc。 Many people came， we chat while eating and joyful。 When chatting to many people all say me and my cousin grew up， taller， more intelligent。 I have heard， fruity in my heart。

In a short time when the big New Year red envelopes， I and my cousin to adults happy New Year， happy New Year to say： "kung hei fat choi， a red envelope。" Then， the adults will give a red envelope to us。

In the end， is one of my favorite links — eat dinner！ The grandmother serving！ My mouth water。 A： wow！ There are my favorite braise in soy sauce meat， pork ribs soup， big pig leg， Fried chicken wings。。。 I and several friend you cant resist， hurriedly put the meat into her mouth。 This feeling dont mention how happy。

Eaten dinner， we began to watch Spring Festival gala， snack shou sui until twelve o clock in the evening？

During the Spring Festival this year is really happy。

今天阳光明媚，外公把腊肉放到阳台去晒。我问外公：“为何把腊肉放到阳台上晒呀？”外公说：“因为今天是春节了呀！”要过年了！我差点叫出声来。“我最喜欢春节了！”我激动得欣喜若狂地大叫。

一大早，我就起床吃饭，因为今天是春节嘛。吃完饭，我和外公、爸爸把大红春联贴在了门上，春联红红火火的真是喜庆。接着，大外婆、小姨、姨夫等好多人都来了，我们一边聊天一边吃喜糖。在聊天的时候很多人都说我和表弟长大了，长高了，更乖巧懂事了。我听了，心里甜滋滋的。

不一会儿就到了拜年大红包的时候了，我和表弟纷纷给大人们拜年，拜年的时候要说：“恭喜发财，红包拿来。”然后，大人们就会把红包给我们。

最后，就是我最喜欢的环节了——吃年夜饭！外婆上菜了喽！我口水直流。哇！有我最爱的红烧肉、排骨汤、大猪腿、炸鸡翅膀……我和几个小朋友实在忍不住了，连忙把肉往嘴里送。这个感觉别提有多开心了。

吃过年夜饭，我们就开始看春晚，吃夜宵一直守岁到晚上十二点呢。

今年羊年春节真是开心。

Lets me tell you how Chinese spend time on the Spring Festival.The Spring Festivail has a long history in China ,and its so important for Chinese.The festival is from January 1st to January 15st .The first day of new year,people usualiy stay at home to relax.A few also can clean house.All home hardly stick couplets ,Hanging pictures and post fu word.In that night,everyone doesnt go to bed to wait for moring.Firecrackers is popular way with celebrate the NewYear.The first few days,we can see many person visit relatives and friends each other.The Spring Festival has been a Chinese traditional culture festival,what do you think of it?

Today is a year, we went to grandmas New Years day.

In the morning, we had finished breakfast, started off to grandmas. In that it was already noon, we finished lunch, began to do their own thing. I play, my grandma and mother after a while began to prepare dinner, grandpa and dad busy to stick couplets on the Spring Festival.

Unconsciously in the evening, we had to play dinner, just go to the fireworks with my father and mother, and then we sit together, chatting, eight points, began to watch the Spring Festival evening party. In the Spring Festival gala sketch, magic, dancing, singing, etc... I most like to watch magic because would like to know how they change.

So, I again long one year old.

今天是大年三十，我们到奶奶家去过年。

早上，我们吃完早饭，就向奶奶家出发了。到了那已经是中午了，我们吃完了中饭，开始自己干自己的事。我在玩耍，奶奶和妈妈过了一会儿开始准备晚饭，爷爷和爸爸忙着贴春联。

不知不觉地到了傍晚，我们吃玩晚饭，就和爸爸妈妈一起去放烟花，然后大家坐在一起聊天，到了8点，就开始看春节晚会了。春节晚会里有小品、魔术、跳舞、唱歌等……我最喜欢看魔术了，因为很想知道他们是怎么变的。

就这样，我又长了一岁。

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Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China。 Christmas cards bee popular with students。 People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts。 A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on。 Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing to youngsters。 Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival。

This worry is fairly unnecessary。 Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture workers。 Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities。 Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic festival。 By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family。

I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China。 For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals。 For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to wele the beginning of a new year。 And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever。

Chinese New Year is the most important festival in China. Before the Spring Festival People clean their houses，put red couplets on their gates，and set off firecrackers to drive away the legendary monster “Nian”.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big dinner. Dumplings are the most traditional food.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Happy new year”. People enjoy the Spring Festival, during this time they can have a good rest.

Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their elders. This money is given to children for good luck.

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China 。It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s new year 。In the evening before the Spring Festival ，families get together and have a big meal 。In many places people like to set off firecrackers 。Dumplings are the most traditional food 。Children like the festival very much ，because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes 。They can also get some money from their parents。 This money is given to children for good luck 。 People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good。

The first year of the year is a happy holiday for every child. Of course, I am no exception.

Today, my father and mother took me back to the countryside to go back to the country and come back to the countryside. New clothes are all wearing beautiful, a tight uncle home, hung around the festive decorations, so I hastened to di Ershen said: "I wish happy new year, uncle Ershen congratulation!" "Darling, give you a big red ershen." I took the red bag, the red bag full and full, I think: there must be a lot of money. My heart is like eating sugar.

After lunch, I went out to "make money". Walk, walk, gee, isnt that three aunts? So I walked up to the three aunts and said, "Happy New Year!" The three aunts listened, laughed and gave me a red bag, and I saw it so effective. Then, I repeat those actions... Well, at the time of dinner, I was tired of calling my mouth, but I saw my deep pocket, and my eyes were shining. Although there are so much money, but I will never waste a tiny bit. Suddenly, a burst of firecrackers disturbed my thoughts, the original is a group of friends in the small firecrackers, ah, I really miss the childhood friends together and jubilant firecrackers at ah, then, one day the whole week I happy to firecrackers, a time gone.

After dinner, both my parents and I went home, looking forward to the good tomorrow.

Hi! Peter,

I’m glad to know you are having a good time in Chengdu.

TheSpring Festival isthe most important festivalin China.Itis a custom togive lucky money to children. I get lucky money every year. I will put most of it in the bank, andspend the rest onsome books. This year is no exception(也不例外) and I also got lucky money.With it, I bought some school things for several poor students in Ningxia，hoping the things can bring some happiness to them.

For you,I think it’s a good idea tobuy a gift with the lucky money for your hostfamilybefore you leave China. You can also buy some Chinese gifts for your parents and friends in England. Or, just keep it as good memories.

I hope what I said can help you.

Yours,

Li Hua

Chinese New Year is coming and my family is very busy. Its because Chinese New Year is very special and important. We must prepare many special things to get ready for this festival.

First, will make a big New Year meal. Second, we will make “Good-luck wishes.” Third, we will set off firecrackers. New Year meal is delicious and we think that eating some will bring us good luck. A long time ago, Chinese people believed red color could bring our good luck too. And we set off firecrackers could frighten ghosts away.

Chinese New Year is very popular between students. Because we can have a long happy holiday.

新年快到了,我的家庭是非常繁忙的。那是由于中国新年是非常特殊的和重要的。我们必须准备许多特别的事情要准备,为这个节日。

首先,就会犯极大的新年的一餐。其次,我们将以“好运愿望。”第三,我们会放鞭炮。新年餐美味,我们认为吃一些将会给我们带来好运。很久以前,中国人相信红色能带来我们的好运气了。我们放鞭炮可以吓鬼了。

农历新年是很受欢迎的学生之间。因为我们可以有长快乐的假期。

[新年英语作文之春节习俗

With the Spring Festival coming,it’s glad to see this situation that people spend all winter holiday with their family, enjoying the fireworks,eating a bunch of food and chating with each orther . in a word,a jubiland view we can see.

As we all know,the spring festival is dear to chinese,not noly because people can enjoy the holiday with families and relatives,but the Spring Festival means a new year that is the symbol of happyness and unknown.

On the Spring festival,people are wearing new colorfur clothes,and always take happy faces,we can see the brightness in the eyes,also childen can receive lucky money from adults.

How happy people are!

Chinese Spring Festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of spring.It began in the last day of the lunar year,end in the 15th day of lunar New Year,also is the Lantern Festival.During the Spring Festival,people use red lantern and Spring Festival couplets decorate a house,put on all kinds of colored clothes,often visit friends and relatives or together eat dumplings,fish,meat and other delicious food.The children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money,and together they play each other the fireworks,with happy.Street with dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities,CCTV will held the grand Spring Festival gala.

中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临.它开始于农历年的最后一天,结束于农历正月十五,也就是元宵节.在春节期间,人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子,穿上各式各样的彩色衣服,经常拜访亲戚朋友或聚在一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物.孩子们盼望着收到红包的压岁钱,他们一起放烟花,相互玩的跟开心.大街上有舞龙、舞狮和其他一些狂欢活动,中央电视台会举行盛大的春节联欢晚会.

我国有许多传统节日，比如元宵节，重阳节，端午节。但最盛大隆重的节日莫过于春节了。

There are many traditional festivals in our country, such as the Lantern Festival, the heavy Sun Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. But the most grand festival is the Spring Festival.

中国的春节，已经有四千多年的历史了，起初不叫春节，到了公元前两千一百多年，当时，人们以木星运动一周的时间为一岁，就把春节叫“岁”。公元前一千年，人们以年来表示。

China Spring Festival, has a history of over four thousand years, initially not called the Spring Festival, in more than 2100 BC, at that time, people with Jupiter movement a week for a year, the Spring Festival is called "old". In one thousand B.C., people were expressed in years.

北方人过春节和南方有很大的不同，北方晚上要包饺子，吃饺子，在百十个饺子里，有一个饺子放有硬币，吃到它的人，一年诸事顺利。南方除了要贴春联外，还要在门外搁两圈贴红纸的甘蔗，寓意进入佳境。

People in the north and south of the Spring Festival is very different to the dumplings, eating dumplings dumplings in North night, 100, there is a dumpling with the coin, the person who eats it, a well. In addition to the southern spring festival couplets, but also put two ring paste red paper cane in the door, meaning into something.

我最喜欢过春节了，一到春节，就能穿上新衣服，拿红包。除夕早上，我和爸爸一起贴春联，贴完后，又开始贴“福”字，只见爸爸把“福”倒着贴在了墙上，我问：“爸爸，为什么“福”要倒着贴呢？爸爸笑着回答：“这意思就表示福倒（到）。”我又拿了一张“财”字，正要倒着贴，爸爸说：“财到不就财倒了吗？所以要横着贴，意思就是发横财。”我若有所思地点点头。

I like the Spring Festival the most. In the Spring Festival, I can put on new clothes and take the red bag. On the eve of new years Eve, I put up a spring festival couplet with my dad. After finishing it, I began to paste the word "Fu". I saw my father sticking Fu on the wall. I asked, "Daddy, why is" Fu "stuck instead? Dad smiled and replied, "this means blessing." I also took a "money" word, just to fall on, dad said: "is not money to the money? So was posted, meaning that windfall." I thought and nodded.

晚上，我和爸爸妈妈一边吃着香喷喷的火锅，一边看着春晚，真是一件大好事啊！到了深夜十二点，四周围仿佛炸开了锅，烟花有的像一颗“炮弹”，突然，分解成无数的小“炮弹”，紧接着，小“炮弹”又绽开了“花儿”。还有的烟花像流星一样划过天空，又变成了一个个小小点分散了，消失了。热闹的声音传遍了整个同安……

In the evening, my father and mother and I eat a fragrant hot pot while watching the Spring Festival Gala. It is really a great thing. At twelve oclock at night, it seemed as if the surrounding area had exploded. Some fireworks were like a "shell". Suddenly, they broke into numerous small shells. Then, the small shells exploded again. The fireworks, like meteors, crossed the sky, and they became small and scattered, and disappeared. The noisy sound spread all over the same peace...

我喜欢过春节！

I like the Spring Festival!

As has been reported in the newspapers, the sale of firecrackers and fireworks in Beijing was reduced by 52% this Spring Festival compared with last year. This shows that people have begun to change their ideas about celebration.   Firecrackers and fireworks used to be one of the main causes of air pollution and the most important cause of injury during the Spring Festival. Now with fewer firecrackers and fireworks, we see a much clearer sky and many fewer people with injuries, which hasresulted in a much happier festival atmosphere both outside in the street and inside at home. So we can predict that we will see a better environment next year.

The Spring Festival is Chinas most grand festival, the Spring Festival, means the New Year began, means that we again long one year old, means that we should be more reasonable. During the Spring Festival this day, everywhere is beaming, everyone mouth will hang a smile.

Year at night, the street is the most lively, everywhere decorated, kids candy in mouth, there are all kinds of fireworks in the street, occasionally a few adults put up the firecrackers, some children cheered, some children simply put his hand over his ears, and younger children are scared ran home.

This year Spring Festival, and some is not the same as usual, my mother help me raise the abundance of a table delicacies, invited a few best friend come to my house to eat dumplings, mom make dumplings and put the coin in eight dumplings, say who got a coin dumplings who have good luck this year, the result my mother and I and a friend eat to each two dumplings with COINS.

After the Spring Festival gala, the mother brought a large bottle of drink, and we do guess riddle games, method is riddle out by the mother, me and some children take turns to guess, guess, to reward a small glass of drink, had not found out or wrong did not drink, even a small performance.

Time passed in the tick of the clock sound, after half an hour, drink solve finished, I and the children all are sitting in a chair, constantly dozen satisfied ge, some still keep the toilet on the ground.

And had a rest, play a heated up again, you pick up the fireworks and ran outside, the start and the adult child put up outside, I also unwilling to lag behind, two hundred yuan to buy fireworks last year many left? Before long, the full fireworks bag empty belly.

"There is no such thing as a not good things come to an end", friends say goodbye in the firecrackers and laughter.

After you left, my mother began to busy tidying, I also come over to help mom. Although mother said that I dont need, can I still help my mother clean up the rest.

Family reunion dinner finished, the Spring Festival has passed, the New Year begins, I grew up a year old, also become more reasonable, the New Year, I want to study well, with honors returns mothers love for me.

春节是中国最隆重的节日，过了春节，就意味着新的一年开始了，就意味着我们又长了一岁，就意味着我们应该更懂事一些了。在春节这天，到处都是喜气洋洋的，人人嘴边都会挂着一丝微笑。

大年三十的晚上，街上最为热闹，到处张灯结彩，小孩子嘴里叼着糖块，在街上放着各式各样的烟花，偶尔也会有几个大人们放起了爆竹，有的孩子欢呼起来，有的孩子索性用手捂住耳朵，还有更小的孩子则吓得跑回了家。

这年春节，和往常有些不一样，妈妈帮我张罗了一桌丰盛的佳肴，邀请了几个最要好的朋友来我家吃饺子，妈妈包饺子时还在八个饺子里放了硬币，说谁吃到了硬币饺子谁今年就有好运，结果我和妈妈还有一个小朋友各吃到了二个带着硬币的饺子。

春晚结束后，妈妈拿来了一大瓶饮料，和我们做猜迷语游戏，方法是由妈妈出迷语，我和几个小朋友轮流猜，猜对的奖励一小杯饮料，猜不出或猜错的不但没有饮料喝，还要表演一个小节目。

时间在钟表的嘀哒声中过去了，半小时后，饮料解决完毕，我和小朋友们个个都坐在椅子上，不停地打着饱嗝，有的还不停地上厕所。

休息了一会儿，玩的兴头又上来了，大家拿起烟花就往外跑，开始和外面的大人小孩放了起来，我也不甘落后，去年买的两百元烟花还剩下不少呢。没过多久，装着满满的烟花的袋子就空了肚子。

“天下没有不散的宴席”，朋友们在爆竹声和欢笑声中告别了。

大家走后，妈妈又开始忙着收拾碗筷，我也过来帮妈妈的忙。虽然妈妈说不用我，可我还是帮妈妈收拾完才休息。

年夜饭吃完了，春节也过了，新的一年就开始了，我长大了一岁，也变得更懂事了，新的一年里，我要好好学习，以优异的成绩回报妈妈对我的爱。

Spring festival is the most important festival in China. During Spring festival, people visit their relatives, sending their best wishes for a new year. Children are the happiest in spring festival. They will receive red envelopes that contain money as new year presents. They can also play crackers and fireworks. Whats more, they are given a lot of freedom, which they have dreammed of for a whole year. During Spring festival, there will be plenty of foods. Thats why many people put on "holiday weight" after Spring festival. When it comes to food, there are many festival specialties. The world famous Jiaozi and Chunjuan(spring roll) have even been accepted by foreigners as fast foods. Spring festival usually comes in Feburary, sometimes earlier. Its a festival full of hope and good wishes. Its a symbol of Chinese culture.

春节是中国最重要的节日。春节里，人们走亲访友，把新年的祝福送给彼此。孩子们在春节期间是最高兴的了。他们通常都会接到装着钱的红包作为新年礼物。他们还可以玩烟花爆竹。他们甚至会得到他们梦想了一整年的自由。春节期间，到处都是各种各样的食物。这就是为什么很多人在春节过后都得上“假期综合症”的原因了。说道食物，有很多带有节日特色的东西。闻名世界的饺子和春卷现在也被外国人作为速食而广泛接受。春节通常都在二月，有时候也会早点儿。春节是一个充满了美好祝愿和愿望的节日。它是中国文化的象征。

Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to

their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in

red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for

breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old

and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot

from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.

Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)

on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one

year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good

time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange

greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival

almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.